Amazon Warehouse Warned Staff Not to Touch Shipments for 24 Hours
A cluster of Covid-19 cases at the AVP1 facility in eastern Pennsylvania has spooked workers and sparked a federal investigation.
A worker carries Amazon boxes in New York on March 26.
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Last week, a manager at an Amazon.com Inc. warehouse in eastern Pennsylvania issued a stark warning to his team on how to handle shipments from another Amazon facility afflicted with the coronavirus: Don’t touch them for 24 hours.
“As a precaution surrounding Covid-19 concerns, a directive came in today to let ALL loads from AVP1 sit for 24 hours prior to opening/receiving,” the manager said in an email reviewed by Bloomberg. “Please do not process any AVP1 trailers before the 24-hour mark.”